passionate about many different disciplines which has led to a wide range of skills obtained and executed. this
interest in different areas has contributed to an exploration of the world through informed eyes. with a vast set
of experiences and talents, this story continues to grow and change, resulting in an exciting outlook on what is
to come.

education

skills

syracuse university
bachelors of industrial and interaction design
may 2012
minor / architecture
gpa / 3.3
su london school of design
january 2011 / may 2011

experience
summer / may 2011 / august 2011
central ed / design consultant
westbury, ny
responsible for the complete redesign of an information
based website meant to aide clients in the companies services
generated unique logo and print designs for use with clients
created company identity
communicated with vendors and clients to bridge the gap and
contribute to the ordering process
summer / may 2008 / august 2008
alexander compagno architect & associates / summer associate
new york, ny
converted existing engineering plans into auto-cad format
performed in-field measurements to produce new documents
for later design use
compiled a list of comparable properties in order to attract
potential investors for an upcoming project
worked directly with vendors to obtain and assemble samples of
materials according to specific customer needs
may 2006 / august 2006
john f. capobianco, architect / summer associate
inwood, ny
responsible for the complete conversion of physical documents
to digital documents
conducted in-field measurements to be used by designers
prepared drawings for upcoming projects

“The man’s been in here fifty years,
Heywood. Fifty years! This is all he knows.
In here, he’s an important man. He’s an
educated man. Outside, he’s nothin’! Just a
used up con with arthritis in both hands”.

As seen in the documents below, residents can be seen from the street, but they are always
interupted by windows and walls. The sections show the intersection of floorboards with
windows giving this affect of transition. The site plan demonstrates how the construction cuts
through the surrounding buildings so that the overall affect is known.

WEB

PUSH/PULL

FACADE
TRANSPARENT

TRACE

MATERIAL

LIGHT

NORTHWEST SECTION

AXIS
IN-BETWEEN

N
EXISTING NORTHWEST SECTION
1/16” = 1’-0”

Painting studies / color and geometric transitisons

Flux / Halfway House

Design / Transition

Flux is a house meant for people who
are transitioning back into society. It is
the hope that Flux will help aid those in
search of reinventing theselves, so that
one day they may return to society as
equals.

The design of Flux is intended to give the residents a constant reminder that they are in a state
of transition. Floorboards intersect windows so that from the outside, there is never a view
of a full person. The facade juts out into the sidewalk to that when walking up to the building,
patrons have a choice, to make a change. The building cuts through the existing structure, again
reinforcing the idea that a shift is taking place within these walls, and after some help, one can
emerge, a changed person.

Syracuse, NY / Catawaba Street

Proposed Plan / 1/8” = 1’-0”

Proposed Northwest Facade / 1/8” = 1’-0”

Existing Northwest Facade
1/16” = 1’-0”

Southwest
Section
SOUTHWEST
SECTION
1/16” = 1’-0”

Southeast
SectionSECTION
SOUTHEAST
1/16” = 1’-0”

CATAWBA STREET

Northeast Section
NORTHEAST SECTION
1/16” = 1’-0”

Existing Products /
Reasearch
Existing products are
over designed and
unnecessarily complicated.
Going back to the true
roots of grinding, grist mills
used only the weight of the
machine to grind wheat
into flour. Mull uses that
same concept to create an
elegant, simple design.

Mull / Cast Iron Coffee Grinder
Mull seeks to change the way people
view the brewing of coffee. With the
invention of things such as Starbucks
and the Kuerig machine, people have
lost touch with the handmade aspect of
making a cup of joe. By going through
the process of grinding your own beans,
users of Mull will again know what it
is like to be their own barista. A cup of
coffee made with the same hands that
wrap the mug in which it is poured is
like living in a house built by the hands
of the residents; satisfying to the last
sip.

Mull is designed with materiality in
mind. A full cast iron base is coupled
with a two-part handle, made of cast iron
and wood. The weight of the iron in the
handle meeting the iron base is meant
to give the most grinding power, while
the wooden end of the handle provides
a smooth, easy to hold surface. The two
together form an elegant marriage of
material and function.

Coffee culture in America has changed. What once used to be considered
an art form in most homes has been replaced by fast working, easy to use
machines. 400 million cups of coffee are consumed daily, most of which
are made by these machines or bought in a store. Getting back in touch
with the entire process of brewing coffee is something only enthusiasts
are accustomed to. Mul sets out to return this process back into the art
form it once was.

Concept Development / Sketches and Sketch Models

Possible Branding and Advertising

Mold Pouring / Sand mold

Zamak Prototype / In Use

MULL
EMBRACE THE GRIND

The Great Divide / new form of
storytelling
The Great Divide represents a a year
long study of storytelling. The final
representation of that research resulted
in a story being told through objects,
rather than through written word or
film. This is that story, and the story of
its creation.

The Story
The story represented through
storyboards. The surface becomes
uninhabitable, the citizens split and
form two colonies, and they then return
to the surface to participate in the
market.

Each object is designed so that it
is meant for one colony, but needs
resources from the other. The objects
are displayed as artifacts, solidifying
the notion that this time period did
indeed exist. Along with the objects,
journal fragments from a young man
are presented. Together, a viewer can
experience the story in a way they have
not seen before.

The story itself tells of a time in the
future where the surface of the Earth
is no longer habitable. This causes the
citizens to choose an alternative home,
half chosing to live in space, the other
half underwater. However, neither
home is perfect and a trade system
has to be put into place. This system
takes place at a market located on the
surface where goods and resources are
sold.

Titus / Ceramic

Engea / Metal, Algae Insert
Engea is an energy drink which uses the algae from the sea as an energy source. When the button
is pressed, a combination of carbinated water and algae are released. This mixture floats infront of
the user, waiting to be consumed.

Concept Development and Exhibit Poster

Aging Process

Titus is a terrarium meant for housing coral. With the absense of
gravity, the water creates its own bubble. Titus sits around this
bubble, containing the coral inside. Coral needs certain elements
in order to survive. Titus provides light, a way to feed the coral and
magnets that cause the water to spin, keeping the coral clean.

Cyanea / Glass, Coral

The Journal of Jacob Sky

Cyanea is a handheld lantern that allows for open flame
underwater. With the use of a space rock, mined in
space, Cyanea lights up the ocean floor. The design works
in a way that the denser space rock can be fed from
the top, so it is self feeding. The effect was said to be
breathtaking.

Along with the objects displayed,
fragments of a journal are
presented. The journal was
written by a young man named
Jacob Sky who was a part of the
space colony. It is through these
journal fragments that viewers
learn about each of the objects.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nature has a way of telling its own time that
often goes unseen. This piece brings the
natural and mechanical representation of time
together, embedding mechanical clock gears
into the natural time-telling rings of a tree
trunkâ&#x20AC;?